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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 74,915 | 324,975 | 79,810 | 186,586 | 342,191 | 1,008,477 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 74,915 | 324,975 | 79,810 | 186,586 | 342,191 | 1,008,477 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f) .. | 755,894 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 252,583 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 74,915 | 324,975 | 79,810 | 186,586 | 342,191 | 1,008,477 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 372 | 335 | 342 | 1,049 | ||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 0 | |||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 1,009,526 | |||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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(a) 2017 | (b) 2018 | (c) 2019 | (d) 2020 | (e) 2021 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included on line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2021 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2021 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2021 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2021 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2021: | ||||
| a From 2016....... | ||||
| b From 2017....... | ||||
| c From 2018....... | ||||
| d From 2019....... | ||||
| e From 2020....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2016 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2021 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2021 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2021, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2021. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2022. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2020..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2021..... | ||||
| Facts And Circumstances Test |
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| Current Year Facts and Circumstances: Student Voice, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that works in all 50 states to position and equip students as storytellers, organizers, and partners who advocate for student-driven solutions to educational inequity. Student Voice's work is driven by the belief that in order to achieve equity in schools, power must be meaningfully shifted towards young people most marginalized by the education system.Student Voices public support percentage for the five-year period ended December 31, 2021 was in excess of 25%. Student Voice, Inc. maintains a continuous and bona fide program for solicitation of funds from the general public and the community of people interested in students' contributions to their own educational environment. The scope of fundraising activities is reasonable in light of Student Voice's charitable activities. As presented in Part IX of the Form 990, fundraising expenses are approximately 6% of charitable expenses, with the majority of fundraising costs attributed to salaries and wages. There are several staff members who spend a portion of their time dedicated to fundraising efforts which include identifying prospective funders, reaching out to make connections, submitting grant applications, and considering ways to maintain relationships with existing and potential funders who do work in their field.The organization is fairly new, formed in 2013, and thus have not launched a broad scale fundraising approach. They have received significant fundraising from several large foundations to help them ramp up the organization and will allow them to broaden their reach and scope in future years. Public support is over 25%, which is well above the 10% minimum, and is slightly closer to the 33.33% benchmark than their 2020 percentage of just under 25%. This increase would be larger if not for the generous support from four private foundations who are continuing to support start-up and expansion costs.Student Voice's support for the five-year period ended December 31, 2021 came from a variety of unrelated individuals, organizations, and foundations. They continue to seek a broader base of support.The population served by Student Voice, Inc. consists of students who tend to be young, and therefore do not have the means to give significant amounts, so gifts from this population are small.The Student Voice, Inc. board is comprised of a group of students and educational leaders from a variety of lived experiences in the United States school system and in the field of educational equity, representing a broad cross-section of the community. The board members are spread throughout the United States, representing multiple geographic areas, and cultural backgrounds. Student Voice, Inc. works with a number of school systems, school administrators, and student leaders who participate in their various programs including "Student Voice Strategies", a paid partnership with school systems and other entities interested in learning from their team how to elevate youth voices in their own mission-driven educational efforts.Student Voice, Inc. conducted nine different programs in 2021, seven programs that were continued from 2020 and two new programs for 2021, as presented on Part III of the Form 990.Student Voice has received $65,000 over the last five years from three different public charities and all of them required reporting on the quantitative and qualitative accomplishments of the programs funded. |
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| Software ID: | 21013475 |
| Software Version: | 2021v4.1 |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Go to www.irs.gov/Form990 for the latest information.
| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part III, Line 2: New Services | Student Voice formally launched two new programs in 2021 that were not listed in the previous year's tax return: the Student Voice Organizing Fellowship and the Student Voice Press Corps program. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description | OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Youth United For Action (YU4A) is a Facebook group of young activists across the United States that are actively addressing solutions to pressing challenges in their communities. The Facebook group is led by Student Voice in partnership with numerous other organizations in the youth activism community. Together, we believe that a connected community of young change-makers, regardless of identity and perspectives, will advance the individual and collective impact of the student voice movement. Tangibly, the group shares opportunities (e.g. scholarships, events, fellowships, etc.) and stories of our members successes and struggles. The Facebook group has a current membership of 819 students. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Student Voice Strategies prepares institutions to accept youth leaders as partners in making change, while challenging systems that have kept marginalized voices out for too long. Student Voice team members work with corporations, organizations, school districts, and other institutions by providing coaching for adults who are seeking to center youth voice, facilitate and co-brand panels, workshops, and trainings on youth voice, conduct focus groups, listening sessions, and stakeholder meetings, and provide comprehensive youth engagement strategies for adult-led organizations. Student Voice executed over 8 Student Voice Strategies projects with corporations, organizations, school districts, and other institutions. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: The awareness & outreach program relates to exposing & educating communities regarding systematic inequality issues that schools currently encounter.Throughout 2021, we addressed issues like the importance of youth inclusion in government(Youth in Gov), the importance of student involvement in the Department of Education (Start with Students), student free speech rights (Save Student Speech campaign), the rise of anti-Asian racism (Stop Asian Hate), and inequitable school funding (#FundOurSchools). OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: Our Learning Lab, an ongoing training series open to all students, introduces participants to the fundamentals of how education systems work, who holds decision making power within them, how structural inequities have shaped our schools, and how youth power can address them. Over the course of 2021, 7 Learning Lab sessions were hosted thatstudents aged 13-23 attended. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 8: The Press Corps program is comprised of alumni of our Journalism Fellowship program. Through thePressCorps, Journalism Fellow alums receive further ongoing support and training in writing, publishing, and pitching written pieces to news outlets. Press Corps members had more than 5 pieces published in written news outlets. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 9: The Student Voice Organizing Fellowship trained 25 high school students from across the United States in education justice organizing and leadership development. Over the course of a school year, Student Voice Organizing Fellows are prepared to advance education justice and create systemic social change in their schools and local areas. Through immersion in a community of peers committed to equity in schools, fellows develop skills such as effective communication with peers and decision-makers, identifying issues and solutions in their schools and building capacity to organize student power in their communities. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 8: Explanation of No Contemporaneously Documentation of Meetings | The governing body does not have committees. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process | Prior to filing, the Form 990 will be reviewed by the Director of Operations and Director of Strategy and sent to the board of directors for approval. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts | The conflict of interest policy is reviewed by the Director of Human Resources annually and signed upon initial hire for all employees, including key employees and employees who serve as officers. Board members, however, are only required to disclose if any conflicts exist. Employees acknowledge the policy yearly when they sign their yearly contract. Board Members and Officers discuss any involvement with other organizations within the space with the organization's leadership when they are approached to join the Board. It is the obligation of each employee, Board Member, and Officer to disclose any conflicts as soon as they are known. Individual employees, Board Members, and Officers who do disclose conflicts of interest, or potential conflicts of interest, are not included in any conversations or decision making pertaining to the conflict of interest. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available | The three most recent Forms 990 (including financial information), the Bylaws, Articles of Incorporation, Form 1023 Application for Exemption, and Conflict of Interest Policy are provided to the public upon request. |
| Software ID: | 21013475 |
| Software Version: | 2021v4.1 |